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“Cup” From
Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(coop, tub). A drinking vessel of various designs, made of
horn
, clay, or metal (
Gen. 44:2
2
And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken. (Genesis 44:2)
;
1 Sam. 16:13
13
Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah. (1 Samuel 16:13)
;
1 Kings 7:26
26
And it was an hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand baths. (1 Kings 7:26)
). Used figuratively (
Psa. 23:5
5
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. (Psalm 23:5)
;
Isa. 51:17
17
Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the Lord the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling, and wrung them out. (Isaiah 51:17)
;
Rev. 14:10
10
The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: (Revelation 14:10)
;
Matt. 20:22; 26:39
22
But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able. (Matthew 20:22)
39
And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. (Matthew 26:39)
).
“Bag” From
Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(swelling). The bag of
2 Kings 5:23; 12:10
23
And Naaman said, Be content, take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and laid them upon two of his servants; and they bare them before him. (2 Kings 5:23)
10
And it was so, when they saw that there was much money in the chest, that the king's scribe and the high priest came up, and they put up in bags, and told the money that was found in the house of the Lord. (2 Kings 12:10)
, was for holding
money
; that of
Deuteronomy 25:13-15
13
Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small.
14
Thou shalt not have in thine house divers measures, a great and a small.
15
But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. (Deuteronomy 25:13‑15)
for carrying weights. Sack was the
Hebrew
grain-bag (
Gen. 42:25
25
Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them. (Genesis 42:25)
). The
shepherd
’s bag was for carrying feeble lambs (
Zech. 11:15-17
15
And the Lord said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.
16
For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces.
17
Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened. (Zechariah 11:15‑17)
). The bag of
Judas
was probably a small chest (
John 12:6; 13:29
6
This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein. (John 12:6)
29
For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor. (John 13:29)
).
“Cup” From
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
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Various
Hebrew
words are so translated, having regard to
the
different uses to which the
cup
was
put
. It is frequently
used
for
that which the cup contains, causing either
joy
or sorrow, as “I will
take
the cup of
salvation
and call upon the
name
of the
Lord
” (
Psa. 116:13
13
I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord. (Psalm 116:13)
). “In the hand of the Lord
there
is a cup, and the
wine
is
red
....the dregs thereof,
all
the
wicked
of the
earth
shall wring them out and
drink
them” (
Psa. 75:8
8
For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them. (Psalm 75:8)
; compare
Rev. 14:10
10
The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: (Revelation 14:10)
;
Rev. 16:19
19
And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. (Revelation 16:19)
). And so in
many
other
instances; and especially in that of the cup of which
the Lord
Jesus
drank when bearing
sin
(
Matt. 26:27,39,42
27
And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; (Matthew 26:27)
39
And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. (Matthew 26:39)
42
He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done. (Matthew 26:42)
;
John 18:11
11
Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it? (John 18:11)
). In the Lord’s
Supper
the “cup” is put for the wine which was an emblem of the
blood
of
Christ
(
1 Cor. 10:16,21
16
The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? (1 Corinthians 10:16)
21
Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils. (1 Corinthians 10:21)
;
1 Cor. 11:25-28
25
After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.
26
For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do show the Lord's death till he come.
27
Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.
28
But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. (1 Corinthians 11:25‑28)
).
“Purse” From
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
A bag for
money
or weights (
Prov. 1:14
14
Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse: (Proverbs 1:14)
;
Isa. 46:6
6
They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship. (Isaiah 46:6)
;
Luke 10:4
4
Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way. (Luke 10:4)
;
Luke 22:35, 36
35
And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing.
36
Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one. (Luke 22:35‑36)
;
John 12:6
6
This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein. (John 12:6)
). In
Matthew 10:9
9
Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses, (Matthew 10:9)
and
Mark 6:8
8
And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse: (Mark 6:8)
, the “
girdle
” is alluded to, a portion of which was used as a purse.
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Model of an ancient Roman
leather
purse.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
3599
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
kiyc
Phonic:
keece
Meaning:
a form for
3563
; a cup; also a bag for money or weights
KJV Usage:
bag, cup, purse
From
Manners and Customs of the Bible
:
Matthew 10:9
9
Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses, (Matthew 10:9)
. Provide neither
gold
, nor
silver
, nor
brass
in your purses.
See also
Mark 6:8
8
And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse: (Mark 6:8)
;
Luke 10:4
4
Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way. (Luke 10:4)
.
“In your purses,” is literally “in your girdles,” (ζώνας) It is quite common to use the folds of the
girdle
as a pouch, or pocket, for the reception of
money
. Money is also
sometimes
carried in a bag, which is.
put
into the girdle. This is referred to in the parallel
passage
in Luke, where
the word
rendered “
purse
” (βαλαντιον) signifies a bag.
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